Agriculture
WASHINGTON — On a recent trip to the nation's capital, I was able to chat with U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, widely known as G.T., who chairs the House Agriculture Committee.
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Before President Biden took office, America was the largest energy producer in the world, and oil and gas — the raw materials for vital farm inputs from diesel fuel to fertilizer production — were abundant and affordable. In the first week of the Biden administration, the president enacted two executive orders that stifled the development and expansion of American energy resources. These executive orders halted new oil and gas leases on federal lands and offshore waters and revoked the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
SELINSGROVE, Pa – Weis Markets in Selinsgrove, PA, recently hosted U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson for a store tour that provided a firsthand look at store operations and an opportunity for the leadership of Weis Markets to discuss issues impacting independent grocers with the House Agriculture Committee chair. The tour was organized by the National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent grocery industry.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Pa.) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) and U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) reintroduced the Future Logging Careers Act. This legislation would allow teenage members of logging families to gain experience in the logging trade under parental supervision so they may carry on the family business.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Kim Schrier (D-WA) today, along with 36 members, introduced the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which will allow for unflavored and flavored whole milk to be offered in school cafeterias.
Matt Bacon, who served in the Army for 12 years, just wants everyone to feel welcome. The always-smiling, bushy-bearded vet invited media and U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, to his Resiliency Farm on a warm Thursday afternoon to share his vision for a more inclusive environment.
CLEARFIELD, Pa.– U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson joined the Clearfield County Farm Bureau yesterday at the Steve Blackburn Grain Bin Facility to accept the 2022 Friend of Farm Bureau Award.
A plan to reduce input costs for farmers and food costs for consumers is being heralded by 94 House Republicans, but there's doubt the proposal will catch the attention of the Biden administration.
In a letter to the president drafted by U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Pa., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Republicans outline nine solutions they believe will lessen the regulatory costs they say are hampering U.S. agricultural production.
FIRST ON FOX –House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn Thompson is introducing a bill Wednesday to strike back at several of the Biden administration's agriculture policies and a recently proposed SEC rule lawmakers say could harm small farms.